Schoolwork is sometimes difficult，but I don’t think it’s  ever boring．We get lots of interesting projects to do．

  Sometimes，a project is just a long article．In English class，we write articles and speeches about things that happened in history．In science class，we once built bridges using only toothpicks(牙签)and candy! I love projects like that．

  Projects are a big part of our grades．So，it’s very important whether you are good at the project or not．I am bad at building things．So，when I was asked to build a model，my grade for that whole term Was low． However, when asked to draw a picture of myself, I Was able to save my terrible art grade.

  Projects can make people wonderful leaders，too．I was once working on a speech with another boy．I did most of the work，typed it up and printed the pictures．He didn’t do much．At first．I was very angry, but then I realized that I had never asked him for help or told him what to do!

  I've noticed that projects make people act in many different ways．Some people know clearly what to do．Others can end up having problems．The most interesting type of person I have seen．is someone who didn’t start working until a few days or hours before the project’s deadline(最终期限)．One of my friends didn’t write down his Birthday Project Speech；he made it up as he talked．It Was great! Not everyone can do that though！

1．T he writer thinks whether you can get good grades or not depends on    

  A．the skills that the projects ask for

  B．what you’ve learned from the books

  C．how much work you have put in

  D．both A and C

2．We can tell from the story that the writer is good at          ．

  A．making speeches B．building models C．drawing pictures D．making up stories

3．The main idea of the story is that      ．

  A．projects are always interesting   

B．projects are important and useful for students

  C. projects are important for one’s grades

D．projects’deadlines make people nervous

 4．The word“project” in the article means     ．

    A．成绩    B．方案    C．工程    D．专题研究

David: My favourite subject is chemistry, because the teacher is really nice and he makes the subject very interesting. I don’t like maths, because it’s really boring and very difficult for me.

James: I like science best because I’m very interested in universe. I have read many books about the solar system, the aircrafts and the astronauts. I wish I could go to the universe and explore there one day.

Sam: Art would be my favourite because we can make lots of art crafts (手工作品). I like making model planes best because my father is a pilot. I want to be a person like him in the future.

Mark: My favourite subject is P.E., because I can play basketball with my friends. It’s really very interesting. I don’t like music practice, not because I don’t like playing the piano, but because we have about 60 students in our class and they often talk loudly. It’s too noisy (吵闹的)!

46. Mark’s favourite subject is ______.

A. chemistry              B. science            C. art                    D. P.E.

47. David doesn’t like maths because ______.

A. it’s noisy in class                         B. it’s boring and difficult

C. he doesn’t think the teacher is nice           D. he isn’t good at it

48. Which kinds of books hasn’t James read?

A. Aircrafts.             B. The solar system.      C. Model planes.       D. Astronauts.

Cindy：Hi, Linda．1__________________?

Linda：Art, because it is relaxing．

Cindy：But I like P．E．because it's fun．Selina, 2_______________? Tell us your favorite subject．

Selina：I like math best．3__________________．

Ken：But I don't like math．4__________________, I think．I like Chinese because it's useful．

Mary：I think Chinese is fun, too．I also like it．But I think science is my favorite because it's exciting．

Jones：5__________________, too．And I also like music because it's enjoyable（令人享受的）．

A．It's difficult but very interesting

B．I like science

C．Why do you like art

D．It's boring

E．What's your favorite subject

F．What about you

G．My favorite subject is music